Child Protection
Lacking support for Indigenous children experiencing domestic and family violence
A new report from Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak reveals First Nations children experiencing domestic and......
National Sorry Day: Could History be Repeating Itself?
May 26 is National Sorry Day, marking a day of reflection on the tragedies suffered by the Stolen Generations. Archie......
Federal government to spend another $1.6b on increased cybersecurity initiatives
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton have announced another $1.6 billion dollar package to increase spending......
Aboriginal peak bodies want more from child protection reforms
Last week, the NSW government announced the creation of a ministerial advisory group and a Children’s Guardian role specifically focused......
Aboriginal voices needed in out of home care system
Last week, the NT Children’s Commissioner reported that over 16 years, two foster carers subjected 12 Aboriginal children in their......
Reactive Over Proactive: Aboriginal Child Protection Failure
The face of Australia’s Prime Minister has splashed the front covers of Northern Territory newspapers all week, in a unified......
South Australia to scrap confession protection
South Australia will become the first jurisdiction to abolish confessional exemption for priests not reporting sexual abuse. New laws to......
Life sentences for repeat child sex abusers
Last year the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse handed down its report and made several recommendations......
Putting a price on child abuse
After years of hearing at the royal commission for child sexual abuse, finally a bill is introduced in the Australian......
Should We Raise The Criminal Age Of Responsibility From 10 to 14
The Royal Commission into The Protection and Detention of Children, recommended a number of issues to be amended within the Youth......